talk shop

talk shop
говорить на профессиональные темы, говорить о служебных делах (отсюда shoptalk разговор на профессиональные темы, разговор о служебных делах)

Martin wanted him to talk shop, and, though he seemed averse at first, succeeded in making him do it. For Martin did not see why a man should not talk shop. (J. London, ‘Martin Eden’, ch. XXVII) — Мартин непременно хотел заставить профессора заговорить о своей специальности, и, хотя тот сначала от этого уклонялся, Мартину в конце концов удалось добиться своего. Мартин не понимал, почему в обществе не принято говорить на профессиональные темы.

Tony talked war shop to the sergeant for a few minutes, in the hope that he would let an ex-officer through... (R. Aldington, ‘All Men Are Enemies’, part II, ch. VI) — Тони поговорил немного с сержантом о войне, о походах, надеясь, что тот пропустит его, как бывшего офицера...

Yet now that they were talking shop he was drawn into it, unconsciously. (A. J. Cronin, ‘The Citadel’, book IV, ch. 9) — Но когда они заговорили на медицинские темы, он невольно втянулся в разговор.


Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа».. 2006.

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  • talk shop — talk about things in one s work Everyone at the restaurant decided that they would not talk shop during the dinner. (from Idioms in Speech) to speak of business matters; to talk of the business that concerns one; to talk about one s everyday work …   Idioms and examples

  • talk shop — Ⅰ. talk shop DISAPPROVING ► to talk about things relating to your work when you are in a social situation, especially in a way that is not interesting to other people: »I hate these dinners where everyone talks shop the whole time. Main Entry:… …   Financial and business terms

  • talk shop — {v. phr.}, {informal} To talk about things in your work or trade. * /Two chemists were talking shop, and I hardly understood a word they said./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • talk shop — {v. phr.}, {informal} To talk about things in your work or trade. * /Two chemists were talking shop, and I hardly understood a word they said./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • talk shop — If you talk shop, you talk about work matters, especially if you do this outside work …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • talk shop — talk about jobs, talk about what we do at work    I don t like to talk shop when we have visitors. It s too boring …   English idioms

  • talk shop — ► talk shop discuss matters concerning one s work, especially at an inappropriate time. Main Entry: ↑shop …   English terms dictionary

  • talk shop — verb discuss matters that are related to work (Freq. 1) As soon as they met, the linguists started to talk shop • Hypernyms: ↑discourse, ↑talk about, ↑discuss • Verb Frames: Somebody s something …   Useful english dictionary

  • talk shop —    If you talk shop, you talk about work matters, especially if you do this outside work.   (Dorking School Dictionary)    ***    If you talk shop, you talk about your work or business in a social situation with someone you work with, and make… …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • talk shop — if people who work together talk shop, they talk about their work when they are not at work. Even when they go out in the evening, they just talk shop all the time …   New idioms dictionary

  • Talk shop —   If you talk shop, you talk about work matters, especially if you do this outside work …   Dictionary of English idioms


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